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Songs We Wish We’d Written – Volcano

Ryan — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:00:42 +0000

Volcano by Damien Rice - With this song, for me, it's less about the lyric and more about the way the song is built. I like the album version a lot better because the guitar is not processed, it's just a straight acoustic. The absolute best part is the layered vocals at the end of the song.

Because I typically write music in a vacuum - that is, me and an acoustic guitar - it's difficult for me to think in terms of other instruments and vocals. I'd love to be able to craft a song like this.

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Songs We Wish We’d Written – Lover Pt. 2

Ryan — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:44:57 +0000

Lover pt. 2 by derek webb - My favorite album by my favorite artist is probably derek webb's I See Things Upside Down and this is my favorite song from that album. Musically, I love the atmospheric intro, especially in this video with the use of the pedal steel, and the pickup into the first verse. Can't go wrong with Cason Cooley on the keys and the multiple extended jams within the song are just great. Lyrically, derek paints great pictures that are so vivid. Vocally, he keeps it pretty simple and just lets the music drive, which is the perfect call, even though there are places where he obviously could have pushed harder.

It's hard to go wrong with derek webb, but for his solo work, this is one of the songs that I most would want to emulate.

BTW: if you've bought the new Caedmon's album for download, let me know. I'm not sure I'm willing to spend $10 on it.

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Songs We Wish We’d Written – Fitzcarraldo

Ryan — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:00:56 +0000

Fitzcarraldo by The Frames (video is The Swell Season) - In one recording, Glen introduces the song by saying "This song was written after watching a movie about a man who pulled a ship over a mountain. I think we've all got a lot of ships we're trying to pull over mountains." In another he describes it as though you're moving forward and sometimes you hit this invisible wall and so you try to go around it, but you end up go all the way around the world and just end up right back where you started rather than just going through it to begin with.

[Note: Glen Hansard is the leader of both The Frames and The Swell Season. The song was originally released on the The Frames' 1996 album Fitzcarraldo.]

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Songs We Wish We’d Written – Fire and Rain

Ryan — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:16:48 +0000

Fire and Rain by James Taylor -This song is just difficult to get through. I'm not sure if it's his voice or the lyric or the combination of the two. It's so haunting. Like Homeward Bound, there's really nothing more to say.

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Songs We Wish We’d Written – Motorcycle Driveby

Ryan — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:10:13 +0000

Motorcycle Driveby by Third Eye Blind - From 2000 to 2002, I'm not sure that this album ever left my CD changer in my dorm room. I probably heard this song a hundred times before I really listened to it. I love the way that it builds and builds in stages and then resolves. Lyrically, it was very relevant to me around that time in life and still hits me pretty hard when I sit back and take it in. It's equal parts beauty and tragedy - at least that's how I hear it. Couple it with Deep Inside of You and you've got a double dose of greatness.

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